Seed and Nut Energy Bar

Add a handful of seeds to your daily diet for a more deliciously healthy future.

Ingredients

1½ cups Medjool dates, pitted

1 cup unsalted cashews

½ cup maple syrup

¼ tsp fine sea salt

scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean

1 cup coconut flakes

½ cup rolled oats

½ cup ground linseed

½ cup raisins, chopped

½ cup pumpkin seeds

½ cup sunflower seeds

¼ cup coconut oil, warmed until liquid

Instructions

1 Combine the dates, cashews, maple syrup, salt and vanilla seeds in a food processor and purée until very smooth, then transfer to a large bowl. Add the coconut, oats, linseed, raisins and seeds, then mix well.

2 Add the coconut oil in a steady stream and mix until just pliable. Press into a lined 27cm x 17cm slice pan, then refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars, then serve.